Rotatable advertising plaque and method of use thereof

a technology of advertising plaques and rotating plates, applied in the field of advertising plaques, can solve the problems of only visible devices, limiting their usefulness, passengers being forced to look at what may be considered offensive or distasteful advertisements, etc., and achieve the effect of easily replacing/changing

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-19
KOTZE CHRISTIAAN BURGER
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[0016] Another feature and advantage of the present invention is its ability to be removed when not required.
[0017] Still another feature and advantage of the present invention is its ability to provide different images selectable by the passenger upon movement of the passenger's viewing location.
[0018] Yet another feature and advantage of the present invention is that advertisements can be readily replaced/changed.
[0019] Yet still another feature and ...

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However, such a device is only visible when the tray table is lowered and only if the passenger or cabin attendant does not place food, reading material, computers or other articles thereupon.
Furthermore, such advertisement devices comprise only a single image, limiting their usefulness, and it would be advantageous to have a device that could display multiple advertisements, thereby to increase exposure and advertising revenue from more sources.
Unfortunately, such an advertisement is only visible when the tray table is in the stowed position, which for many passengers comprises only the first few and last few minutes of the flight.
Furthermore, because such an advertisement is fixed or non-removable, passengers are forced to look upon what may be considered an offensive or distasteful adverti...

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[0033] In describing the preferred and selected alternate embodiments of the present invention, as illustrated in FIGS. 1A-6, specific terminology is employed for the sake of clarity. The invention, however, is not intended to be limited to the specific terminology so selected, and it is to be understood that each specific element includes all technical equivalents that operate in a similar manner to accomplish similar functions.

[0034] Referring now to FIGS. 1A-5D, the present invention in a preferred embodiment is rotatable advertising plaque 10, preferably comprising frame 50, lenticular screen 60, advertisement 110 and pivot mechanism 120. Frame 50 preferably comprises frame front 55, top edge 52, bottom edge 54, left edge 56, right edge 58, back 90 and compression holders 100. Top edge 52 preferably comprises top slot 70 and right edge 58 comprises side slot 80. It will be recognized by those skilled in the art that slots 70, 80 could be disposed in bottom edge 54 or left edge ...

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An advertising plaque comprising a panel for receiving an advertisement, a means for articulating the panel, a lenticular screen, and an advertisement, wherein the advertisement has two separate images that can be independently viewed through the lenticular screen by moving the sighting location to selectively bring the images into view. The advertisement can be removed and replaced when desired and the removable plaque can be rotated to permit viewing of both portrait and landscape image orientations. An additional embodiment is a flexible lenticular screen with an advertisement affixed thereto. The alternate screen/advertisement combination is removably secured to a seat via adhesive.

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PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part application to non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 11 / 109,152, entitled “ROTATABLE ADVERTISING PLAQUE AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF”, filed on Apr. 19, 2005, and claims priority thereto and the full benefit thereof.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates generally to advertising plaques, and more specifically to a rotatable advertising plaque and method of use thereof, wherein the advertising plaque comprises a lenticular screen and may be removably-secured to the rear of an aircraft seat, and wherein the advertising plaque can be rotated through an angle of approximately ninety degrees. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] During airline travel, passengers are generally required to remain in their aircraft seat. Since aircraft seats are situated in rows, one behind the other, passengers typically spend significant time facing the rear of the seat in front of them. Accordingly, many advertisers ta...

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IPC IPC(8): G03B25/02
CPCG03B25/02G09F7/10G09F7/12G09F2023/005G09F11/00G09F23/00G09F7/18
Inventor KOTZE, CHRISTIAAN BURGER
Owner KOTZE CHRISTIAAN BURGER
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